Presented by Wallace D. Loh, President, University of Maryland / february 2013

RepoRtto the

Maryland General asseMbly

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The University of Maryland continues growing stronger in academics, research and impact. We excel because of our talented students, faculty and staff, and because of the extraordinary support of Governor Martin O’Malley and the Maryland General Assembly.

Your efforts to keep tuition affordable and protect our funding are reflected in UMD’s ranking by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine: #5 best U.S. Public College Value for in-state students. A series of strategic initiatives will increase that value for students and the state. A vigorous new focus on innovation and entrepre-neurship (I&E) will turn discoveries and scholarship into lasting social impact that extends throughout the State and beyond.

We are embracing that theme of I&E in every endeavor: through our fruitful new partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, through creative uses of technology on our campus, and globally, in creative new collaborations with academic, govern-ment and business institutions.

We are a major force in areas critical to Maryland such as cybersecurity, climate change and energy, while extending our impact in basic research.

This report will highlight some of the many accomplishments that raise our educational and research profile, and strategic initia-tives that confront future challenges. Your continued commitment and support for higher education make this progress possible.

Wallace D. lohPresident, University of Maryland

A UniveRsity on the Move

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Innovation and entrepreneurship (I&e)• The Academy for Innovation and

Entrepreneurship will launch this fall to extend I&E education to all students. The goal is to educate tomorrow’s innovator and entrepreneur. Through courses, competitions, outside-the-classroom opportunities and expert resources, we translate ideas into impact.

• In partnership with Northrop Grumman, UMD will offer this fall a unique, intensive living and learning program to educate a new generation of cybersecu-rity leaders.

• Social entrepreneurship thrives in the new Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, the Center for Social Value Creation and student competitions.

Coursera and blended educationUMD is re-envisioning education in a residential, public research university through online technology and blended learning. We joined Coursera, along with other prestigious institutions, and are offering four noncredit massive open online courses (MOOCs) to tens of thousands of students internationally.

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MPowering the stateMPowering the State brings together the University of Maryland campuses in College Park and Baltimore (UMB) to take advantage of our complementary strengths to promote innovation, better serve students and improve the State’s economy. In less than a year, this collaboration has already produced the following: • UM Ventures: Coordinates and inten-

sifies licensing and patenting at both schools.

• Collaborative School of Public Health: Expands educational and research opportunities.

• Innovation Seed Program: Helps move research from bench to business through a $6 million fund.

• Center for Health-related Informatics and Bioimaging (CHIB): Pairs College Park computer-engineering expertise with Baltimore’s medical-imaging strengths to conduct critical health-care research.

signature Initiatives

The NaTioNal iNsTi-TuTes of healTh has aWarDeD MPoWeriNg researchers $2 Mil-lioN To DeveloP a TiNy roboTic Tool

for braiN surgery.

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culTural aND TechNological iNNovaTioN sPaNNeD coNTi-NeNTs as school of TheaTre, DaNce, aND PerforMaNce sTuDies sTuDeNTs, faculTy aND sTaff collaboraTeD WiTh Peers aT The NaTioNal acaDeMy for chiNese TheaTre arTs for a uNique biliNgual ProDucTioN of “a MiDsuMMer NighT’s DreaM.”

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Great Expectations, the Campaign for Maryland reached its $1 billion goal in private support for scholar-

ships and major academic and infrastructure needs.

hiring FacultyThe university is expanding its program of cluster hires to build targeted strengths by hiring faculty in select, critical fields: quan-titative biology, sustainable development, planetary origins and migration studies.

Great expectationsIn 2012, the University of Maryland joined the “Billion Dollar Club”—the echelon of universities that have raised $1 billion or more in private support. This money complements our vital state support.

big ten ConferenceThe university took the historic step of joining the Big Ten Conference and its academic partner, the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). A true watershed, this action will assure the Maryland athletic program’s sustain-ability and vibrancy for decades to come. Additionally, the extensive CIC education and research collaborations with university peers will increase academic excellence and provide countless new opportunities for our students, faculty and staff.

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• An aerospace engineering research pro-fessor’s revolutionary wind turbine design won the Innovate the Future Challenge sponsored by Lockheed Martin.

• Joint Quantum Institute researchers have developed a light-based switch that paves the way for an optical transistor.

• Maryland NanoCenter researchers have developed a powerful inchworm motor that could one day power an insect-size robot or operate a smartphone camera’s zoom.

technology transfer and Commercialization research Growth

• So far in FY 2013, five startups using UMD-licensed technologies have been created, which is more than in all of 2012.

• Mtech’s Maryland Industrial Partnerships marked its 25th anniversary in November. It has provided research assistance to more than 500 companies that have gen-erated $25 billion in economic impact.

The NaTioNal oceaNic aND aTMosPheric aDMiNisTraTioN’s (Noaa) NeW NaTioNal ceNTer for WeaTher aND cliMaTe PreDicTioN iN The uNiversiTy of MarylaND research Park creaTes WhaT May be The WorlD’s largesT clusTer of earTh, cliMaTe aND WeaTher scieNTisTs, briNgiNg TogeTher researchers froM uMD, Noaa aND Nearby feDeral ageNcies.

Growing research Partnerships with Public and Private sector• Lockheed Martin and UMD signed a master research agree-

ment that will fast-track research and development projects.• The Maryland Cybersecurity Center has partnered with a total

of 15 private tech firms on training and research since 2010.• NASA awarded $36 million to UMD, extending its partner-

ship with the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center.• FDA renewed its support for the Joint Institute for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition with an $11 million award.• The National Institutes of Health awarded $5.9 million to the

Maryland Center for Health Equity to expand research on eliminating racial and ethnic minority health disparities.

• The Robert W. Deutsch Foundation granted $1 million to the Future of Information Alliance to explore information-related challenges and opportunities.

by thenumbers

I&e 2012

UMd holds More Patents than any other Maryland PUblIC UnIversIty:• 134 invention disclosures received• 31 patents secured• 30 technologies licensed• 4 startups created using UMd-

licensed technologies (Fy 2012)

In the Pipeline

A chemistry professor’s firm is licensing to manufacturers his breakthrough process for producing plastics, artificial rubber and oils from plentiful natural gas.

An electrical and computer engineering researcher’s soft-ware dramatically enhances the sound clarity of smartphones and other devices. Her firm has raised nearly $3 million in Mtech’s Venture Accelerator.

The UMD electrical and computer engineers’ firm

has received $8 million to adapt its ultra-powerful, thin-film batteries to power electronic cigarettes. The U.S. Navy wants the batteries to power underwa-ter sonobuoys.

The firm is tak-ing technology developed by

the University of Maryland Energy Research Center’s director to the next step. His solid oxide fuel cells are capa-ble of converting any kind of fuel into electricity.

A linguistics and computer science researcher tested

his propietary instant polling technology during the presi-dential debates and Super Bowl.

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efforts increasing the flow of UMd research discoveries into the marketplace:

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non-federal / $130,980,986

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ongoing services include: • University of Maryland Extension:

provides educational, agricultural, economic, and family services in every county

• Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute: trains the State’s first responders

• Small Business Development Center: offers a suite of services for small businesses

• EdD for Prince George’s: doctoral program helps advance promising school administrators

• The Poetry and Art in Rural Maryland Project: poetry-inspired murals on rural buildings

new projects include:• A major study to guide health-care

system improvements in Prince George’s County

• A certification system to guide municipalities’ sustainability work (four certified; 27 in progress)

U.S. News & World Report • 11th consecutive year named

a Top 20 public university• 71 programs in the Top 25

nationally• 3rd-lowest tuition rate

among the Top 20 public universities

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance • 5th best value among U.S.

public colleges for in-state students

• No. 10 for out-of-state students

academic ranking of world Universities (by shanGhaI JIao tonG UnIversIty )

• 14th among U.S. public research institutions

• 38th internationally

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education• 23rd nationally for bachelor’s

and doctoral degrees granted to minorities

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serving the state

as a land-grant institution, the University of Maryland shares its research, educational, cultural and technological strengths with the citizens of the state.

MarylaND's flagshiP uNiversiTy reaches sTaTeWiDe WiTh esseNTial ecoNoMic, busiNess, agriculTural, eDucaTioNal, healTh aND coMMuNiTy services.

• More Mpowering collaborations with UMB

• Fully operating UM Ventures and Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• More research partnerships with businesses

• More research grants and interdisci-plinary initiatives

• Multiyear effort to raise graduation rates even higher

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Look for…• Steps to incorporate online technol-

ogy and blended learning in our classrooms

• Continued globalization with deep, extensive academic collaborations

• Expansion of UMD police jurisdiction to surrounding city neighborhoods

• Opening of the College Park Academy Charter School in August

• Progress on anchor development proj-ects along the Route 1 corridor

highlights

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entrepreneurship • 4th in the U.S. for aspiring

entrepreneurs (Unigo.com) • 14th in the U.S. for entre-

preneurially minded undergraduates (Princeton Review/Entrepreneur magazine)

Freshman Creden-tials Keep rising (Fall 2012)

• 4.11 average GPA• 1300 average SAT score

top-notch Faculty• 3 Nobel Prizes• 6 Pulitzer Prizes • 49 members of national

academies

research awards• $502 million (FY 2012)

return on state Investment• $8 for every $1 invested

by the State• $3.4 billion impact annu-

ally on state’s economy• 23,000 jobs supported• 12,500 employees

highlights

coMPuTer scieNce sTuDeNTs WoN The MiD-aTlaNTic regioNal acM iNTerNaTioNal

collegiaTe PrograMMiNg coNTesT, aDvaNciNg To The 2013 WorlD fiNals.

housekeePiNg services earNeD The rigorous greeN seal cerTificaTioN

for iTs susTaiNable aND healThy cleaNiNg PracTices.

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